Overview
- The Índice Construya showed a 0.81% month‑on‑month desesonalized decline and a 6.5% year‑on‑year drop for July 2026.
- Member companies dispatched 0.6% less volume for the January–July 2026 period than in the same months of 2025.
- Grupo Construya said the July setback reflects transitory factors and that demand should edge up if macroeconomic stability improves and borrowing costs fall.
- The group noted its July series is not directly comparable with Indec’s ISAC because the official ISAC data refer to June, creating timing and methodological differences for short‑run comparisons.
- The Índice Construya tracks volumes sold to the private construction sector across a broad basket of inputs including cement, bricks, steel, tiles, plumbing and electrical materials, so changes in credit conditions could quickly affect builders and retail outlets that sell those items.